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Photograph 012674 Second World War, 1939-1945STEEL HELMET MANUFACTURE IN AUSTRALIA. HELMETS ARE THOROUGHLY LACQUERED AFTER FORMING AND THEY ARE SHOWN HERE STACKED FOR DRYING. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).

The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
AFTER FORMING AND DRILLING READY FOR ASSEMBLY THE STEEL SHEETS ARE WEIGHED BEFORE DESPATCH. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).
STEEL HELMET MANUFACTURE IN AUSTRALIA. HELMETS ARE THOROUGHLY LACQUERED AFTER FORMING AND THEY ARE SHOWN HERE STACKED FOR DRYING. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).

MANY OF THE STEEL SHEETS ARE USED FOR ANDERSON TYPE AIR-RAID SHELTERS, AND HERE WE SEE A 14 GAUGE STEEL SHEET BEING CORRUGATED TO GIVE ADDED STRENGTH. PREVIOUSLY GALVANISED, THESE SHEETS ARE NOW SUPPL

HERD TESTING. AFTER THE MILK IS WEIGHED, A SAMPLE IS DRAWN OFF BY MEANS OF A PIPETTE, BEFORE IT IS MEASURED OFF INTO A TEST-TUBE. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

DESPATCH RIDERS AT UNIT HEADQUARTERS SLEEP BESIDE THEIR MACHINES, READY TO TAKE MESSAGES AT ANY HOUR OF THE DAY OR NIGHT. ARMOURED DIVISION EXERCISES. (NEGATIVE BY BOTTOMLEY).

A WOMAN INSPECTOR CHECKING OWEN GUNS AFTER ASSEMBLY. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).

COMMONWEALTH AIRCRAFT FACTORY. THE FIRST STAGE OF ASSEMBLY OF SHEET METAL PARTS. SHEET METAL PARTS, FORMED BY DROP HAMMERS AND PRESSES AFTER DRILLING AND PAINTING, PUT TOGETHER IN SUB-ASSEMBLIES. (NEG
